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CALENDAR TERM 3 PRINCIPAL’S NEWS I hope our dads and male family members enjoyed a lovely Father’s Day yesterday. A huge thank you to our Pagewood P&C for their generous donation to the school that allowed us to purchase resources to make some great gifts for you. Traditionally the P&C runs a Mother’s Day and Father’s Day stall here at school for the children to purchase a small gift. As we were not able to do that this year the P&C kindly donated money that allowed class teachers to get their students to make them instead. Thank you!
The public speaking finals competition were held last week via Zoom proving just how invaluable technology is in our current climate. Congratulations and well done to our finalists on their amazing efforts with their prepared and impromptu speeches.
WELLBEING WEEK This is Wellbeing Week and a time to remember to look after ourselves and each other. STUDENT WELLBEING FRAMEWORK The Australian Student Wellbeing Framework supports schools to give every student a strong foundation so that they can reach their aspirations in learning and in life. The Framework is based on evidence of the strong link between safety, wellbeing and learning. The Framework supports Australian schools to be learning communities that promote student wellbeing, safety and positive relationships so that students can reach their full potential.
PAGEWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
TERM 3 WEEK 8
Monday 7 September 2020
SEPTEMBER
WEEK 8
Mon 7 Virtual P&C meeting 7.00pm
Pay School Photographer ONLINE direct for Monday photos
WEEK 9
Mon 14 Photo Day – ALL students must return their own payment envelope
Fri 18 SILENT AUCTION closes 12.00 noon
CALENDAR TERM 4 NOVEMBER
WEEK 4
Wed 4 Kindergarten 2021 Transition - TBC
WEEK 5
Wed 11 Kindergarten 2021 Transition – TBC
WEEK 6
Wed 18 Opportunity Class Placement Test Y4
RAINBOW AWARDS
Elle KB Joshua KY Bradley 5M
SILVER AWARD
Alex KB Taichu 1H Emily 6C
GOLD AWARD
Baldwin 1H Eva 6C
MERIT AWARDS for last week
K Blue Avari Emelia
K Red Lilly Jaylen
K Yellow Paul Jamie
1H Taran Anau
1B Alborz Russell
1/2M Erin Sasha
2H Lola Finau
2/3C Sanuli Mia
3/4G Elena Barry
4L Ageaus Chloe
4J Gypsy Matthias
5M Sienna Zuzu
5/6W Laura Sofia
6C Tristan Gabriella
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Wellbeing is a multi-faceted concept involving much more than just physical health. It’s a combination of a person's emotional, mental and social health and it also reflects how they feel about themselves and their life in general. Wellbeing is linked to improved academic achievement, enhanced mental health and responsible life choices. Helping students to feel connected and engaged in their learning, and collaborating effectively with parents, will enable students to develop the social and emotional skills to grow into happy, respectful, well-balanced and successful members of their school and wider community. Parents can find more information and tips at the Student Wellbeing Hub at https://studentwellbeinghub.edu.au/ STUDENT TOILETS The new student toilets are almost complete. Concrete was poured surrounding the block over the weekend. This week a final clean and tidy up will be made in readiness for inspection by the Assets team and myself. If all goes to plan the new student toilets will be open next term. Installation of the additional demountable classroom has been approved, however, is waiting on the completion of the new toilets and removal of an old toilet block. I will keep you updated.
A reminder that our virtual P&C meeting is tonight at 7.00pm. Have a great week everyone. Nicole Mayhew Principal WELLBEING WEEK Wellbeing week homework has been given out in place of our usual homework this week. There are a range of
activities that promote mental health and spending quality family time together. This term we have also included a
worksheet for the Australian Wildlife Society annual colouring in competition, as an option for mindful
colouring. Information regarding submissions can be found on their website: https://www.aws.org.au/national-
colouring-in-competition/
The staff at Pagewood Public School hope that everyone has a wonderful week focused on wellbeing!
SCHOOL PHOTOS - PLEASE GET YOUR PAYMENT ENVELOPES READY
School photos will be taken next Monday 14 September. Please have a look for the original order form that was
sent home in Term 1. We understand not everyone will be able to find it, so new blank order forms are available
from the office if needed. The form in this newsletter can also be used to either pay online with the generic online
ordering code (Purple code starting with X), or you can attach this to a blank envelope to pay by cash on the day. You
will need to pay online direct to The School Photographer before photo day and your child to bring the completed
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payment envelope or bring the form with cash in an envelope to school on Monday 14 September. Please DO NOT
pay via the school payments system. Students should wear full school winter uniform. This includes fully black
shoes, navy socks or stockings.
If you would like a sibling photo please ask your child to collect an order form from the office, complete and
return it on Monday.
MINDFULNESS
Recently, Mrs Thomson and Mrs Sutherland
completed their training as Smiling Mind
Champions. Research shows that a whole
school approach leads to more positive student
outcomes such as optimism (for teachers and
students), social-emotional competence and
reduced anxiety for students and teachers. Last
week Mrs Sutherland started delivering
mindfulness lessons to all classes Years 3-6 and
the students loved trying to focus their
thoughts. Mindfulness is something that takes a
lot of practise. We encourage you to download
the free Smiling Mind app on a device at home,
or visit www.smilingmind.com.au and set up a
free account.
UNIFORM SHOP – ONLINE DIRECT
Now is a good time to order summer uniforms online for Term 4. The uniform shop is closed for “face to face” sales
however online orders will still be filled fortnightly on Wednesday mornings.
Order forms must be used for all purchases and emailed directly to [email protected]
Order forms can be located here: https://pagewood-p.schools.nsw.gov.au/supporting-our-students/parents--carers-
and-the-community/uniform-shop.html
SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN PLACE TO KEEP US SAFE
In accordance with advice from NSW Health, parents and carers are reminded NOT to send children to school with
symptoms of COVID-19 (fever, cough, sore throat, shortness of breath, loss of taste and loss of smell), even mild
symptoms. Schools will make arrangements for students who present with COVID-19 symptoms to be sent home.
NSW Health have requested that schools encourage anyone who is unwell or has even mild flu-like symptoms, to arrange to be tested through their local medical practitioner or one of the COVID-19 clinics.
Students and staff with flu like symptoms will need to provide a copy of a negative COVID-19 test result and be well
before being permitted to return to school. This must be emailed to the school email address at
[email protected] with the class noted before 9:00am on the day the student is returning to
school. Please do not send it to the teacher as Ms Mayhew must sight the message.
The link to the updated COVID-19 information is here: https://education.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/advice-for-
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SILENT AUCTION OF ARTWORKS TO RAISE MONEY FOR KIDS’ HELPLINE
Time is Running Out! Keep the Bidding Going! The bidding on the Stage 2 artworks has begun! Click on the link below and place your bid, so that you don't miss out on the art pieces. Check out the amazing artworks here - https://airauctioneer.com/melting-moments-artwork-pagewood-public-stage-2 and start bidding! All money raised will go to Kids Helpline, a very worthy cause especially in our current climate.
Melting Moments - Artwork by Pagewood Public
Stage 2
Our Stage 2 classes have worked on creating artworks related to their
science unit 'Melting Moments'. The students have decided to sell
their artwork for charity and have chosen to support Kids' Helpline.
Kids helpline is a free Australian telephone and online counselling
service for young people from the age of 5. Wouldn't you love one of
these artworks in your home and in so doing support such a worthy
cause? If so, start bidding now!
airauctioneer.com
How to bid in the Silent Auction!
Our Silent Auction will be active from 1 September at 8am until 18 September at 12pm. All money raised from the sale of the artworks will go towards Kids Helpline. Go to - https://airauctioneer.com/melting-moments-artwork-pagewood-public-stage-2 To make a bid on the silent auction you will need to set up a bidder account. (If you had set up an account for the Market Carnival silent auction last year, it should still be active). Head to - Sign In (top right of your screen) Choose to connect via Google or Facebook or Sign In with an email and password (preferred) Enter your email address Choose a password and sign in You have now created an account In the tab Notifications, you can choose to be notified when you bid on an item, and/or when you are outbid. Once you have created your account, return to the website to start bidding!
Silent Auction T&Cs Bidders may bid as many times as they like for as many different items as they choose. Bidders must be aged 18 years or over. If you wish to check any information about a specific auction item, please do so before you place a bid by emailing [email protected] Once a bid is placed you are committed to that bid. For a winning bid, payment within 72 hours is required. Payment can be made by cash. The Stage 2 team will be in contact with you to take payment once you have won a bid. Once payment has been made, the item can be collected from the school.
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VACATION CARE – STAR CLUB
Dear families, Star Club is very excited to share with you our first vacation care program at Pagewood Public School! This Spring school holidays we will be running a program between Monday 28th September and Friday 9th October. Note: Mon 5/10 is a Public Holiday. See flyer at the end of this newsletter with our engaging and varied program that we can't wait for your children to participate in. BOOKINGS To submit a booking request, simply go to our website, select your school, and submit a booking request via the online form. We'll then contact you by email to confirm the booking and any subsidy steps that may be required. Please do NOT use the Xplor Home app for vacation care. CANCELLATION: Two weeks written notice is required to cancel a booked session. If not provided, full fees will be charged. Most featured experiences will be onsite except for one excursion each week. The excursions are to parks in the area with lots of open space and we will be bringing our own equipment. If you decide that an excursion is not suitable for you or your child, there will be an experience available on site as well. HEALTH & HYGIENE - There will be no use of playgrounds on the park excursions - Hard surfaces will be cleaned at the start of the day, at lunchtime and at the end of the day - Hand washing will continue to be a strong focus, particularly before meals. Hand sanitiser is also available on site. - Social distancing will be encouraged and the large indoor and outdoor spaces on site will be utilised. - Please wait at the gate at drop-off and pick-up, do not walk through the school. A staff member will help your child retrieve their belongings. - A Covid-19 risk management plan is available and will be displayed. All other risk assessments are available on site. Thank you and we look forward to having your wonderful children join us at vacation care. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Regards, The Star Club Team
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SCHOOL PHOTOS If you are unable to find your individual form please pay online for the school photos and bring the completed form
on photo day.
Term 3 2020
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday/ Sunday
Week 8 WELLBEING WEEK
7 SEP 7.00pm P&C Meeting - Zoom
8 SEP 9 SEP 10 SEP 11 SEP
12/13 SEP
Week 9
14 SEP School Photos
15 SEP
16 SEP 9.15am Uniform Orders filled
17 SEP 18 SEP 12noon Silent Auction Ends
19/20 SEP
Week 10 21 SEP 22 SEP 23 SEP 24 SEP 25 SEP Last day of Term
26/27 SEP
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PPS P&C (Parents and Citizens) News
Dear Pagewood School Community,
You are invited to your next P & C meeting via Zoom 7pm Monday September 7th 2020.
Details for joining the meeting are:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81112044961?pwd=ZVBrQnRsemtDNFJqVzJTQ3hWYkpHdz09
Meeting ID: 811 1204 4961 Passcode: 716937
We look forward to seeing you there!
AGENDA
Apologies
Approve August 2020 Minutes
Principal’s Report
President’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Secretary’s Report
Business Arising/ Carried forward
Vice President Position Vacant
Vote between Monday and Tuesday for future P&C meetings
New Business
Silent auction platform
Executive Committee authority to make spending decisions $100 and under
2021 ‘Recognition’ calendar
Business without notice
Next meeting- TBC November 2020
